Country Report and Technical Report
Region: Europe (Northern Europe)
Report summary: Sweden actively promotes gender equality and this is reflected in its relatively high score for the GCPI. However, its reliance on collective bargaining agreements mediated by trade unions leaves non-unionized workers without as many labor protections. The growing migrant domestic worker population in Sweden is particularly vulnerable.
Note: As of December 2021, Category A6 on Family-Friendly Workplace Policies has been retitled as “Mother-Friendly Workplace Policies”.
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7.37/10
| Population (million) | 10.3 |
| GDP (USD, billion) | 51,615 |
| Human Development Index | 0.945 |
| Women’s Labor Force Participation Rate | 61% |
| Percentage of the Informal Economy | NA |
| Old-age Dependency Ratio | 32.5% |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water* | 100% |
| Access to Electricity* | 99% |
| Access to Sanitation Services* | 100% |
| Access to Essential Health Services*† | 86.4% |
Source: World Bank Open Data, Human Development Index, International Labour Organization 2019, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
* Household access
†The WHO defines essential health services as “the average [household] coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; and service capacity and access; among the general and the most disadvantaged population”
Data correct as of 26 May 2021.
The recommended citation for this report is as follows:
Jiang Haolie, Izzah Haziqah Harisfadillah and Anju M. Paul. 2020. Global Care Policy Index 2020 Sweden Country Report. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index. https://globalcarepolicy.commons.yale-nus.edu.sg/country_profile/Sweden
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